On Nov. 14, the Maryland State Police Centreville Barrack, with assistance from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, conducted alcohol compliance checks in Kent County Maryland with funding provided by the Kent County Health Department Addiction Services and Prevention Board.
The operation started at approximately 4:00 p.m.
During the operation, a Criminal Investigator and an MSP Cadet attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages from stores within Kent County that hold a valid liquor license. The MSP Cadet is under the age of 21 years old and was in possession of his Maryland Driver’s License.
A total of 10 [ten] stores were checked during the operation. Those stores are:
Millington Liquors
Galena Mini Mart
Molly’s
Suds & Soda
Pip’s Liquors
Sunny’s
Lewes Dairy
Super Soda Center
C-Town Liquors
Plaza Tapatia
Out of those stores, 5 [Five] sales of alcohol were completed. Those stores completing the sale to the MSP Cadet were;
Galena Mini Mart
Lewes Dairy
Super Soda Center
C-Town Liquors
Plaza Tapatia.
All of the stores that completed the sale were notified of the sale at the time the sale was completed. Reports for the sales will be completed and forwarded to the Kent County Liquor Inspector and the Kent County Liquor Board.
Bill Anderson says
Editor,
Incredibly stupid of any liquor store to sell to anybody without doing the minimal work of verifying the age of the purchaser, thereby ensuring the safety of their license to continue to sell alcoholic products.
Pete Buxtun says
Dear Editor,
Yes, selling alcohol to minors is bad. You know what’s worse though? Armed robbery. Maybe MSP has more important things they should be doing than ruining the day (if not life) of the clerks (they have to pay a fine) and small business owners (so do they, double state income!) in one of the poorer and certainly the most rural of Maryland counties. I would hope that they would prioritize to take the actual criminals off the streets.
That said, Bill is spot on with his assessment of the situation.